Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.55267, -2.64676
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Teal
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Teal
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Teal, Mallard +38 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Lapwing, Teal, Mallard +38 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral, Beraea pullata, Agapetus fuscipes +5 more · last seen 2023
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy · last seen 2015
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route538 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 538 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route216 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 216 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
242 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
242 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025Lapwing · Teal · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Common Gull
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CootFulica atra2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2014
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2014
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2014
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2014
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummer
2022Hedgehog · Mole · Indet. Deer · Stoat · Brown Hare
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Indet. DeerCervidae2014
- StoatMustela erminea2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2016Common Frog
Red Admiral · Beraea pullata · Agapetus fuscipes · Crunoecia irrorata · Tawny Mining Bee
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2012
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2012
- Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2012
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
242 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025Lapwing · Teal · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Common Gull
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CootFulica atra2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2014
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- RedshankTringa totanus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2014
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2014
- Great TitParus major2014
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2014
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2014
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummer
2022Hedgehog · Mole · Indet. Deer · Stoat · Brown Hare
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Indet. DeerCervidae2014
- StoatMustela erminea2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2016Common Frog
Red Admiral · Beraea pullata · Agapetus fuscipes · Crunoecia irrorata · Tawny Mining Bee
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2012
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2012
- Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2012
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2017
Polyommatus icarus2017
Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis2012Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis2012Leuctra moselyiLeuctra moselyi2012Leuctra moselyiLeuctra moselyi2012Events & activities nearby
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